The thrill of victory....
....and the agony of defeat.
Thursday lunchtime flight testing of some new boomerangs I got from Bob Burwell. With afternoon thunderstorms looming on the horizon, I decide to take a chance and test the boomerangs anyway. The wind was a bit stronger than I would have liked but I need to throw when the opportunity comes along. Bob had sent me 4 models, some of these to be passed on to two other boomerang enthusiasts. The models were the Mini Rippah, Modified Lazy Seven, Pal Joey 5 and weighted Pal Joey 6. Here are my comments.
Mini Rippah, 5mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade, 20 to 30 meter range, reversible. This is a smaller version of Bob's Rippah and it's a joy to throw. Very easy, almost flies with just a flick of the wrist. I'll be sure to keep it for beginners as they will do well with it.
PJ5, 5mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade, 25 to 35 meter range. The PJ5 is very nice and easy to throw. It has good hover too making catches very easy.. Very accurate and did a good job in the wind too. Another boomerang I would not hesitate to loan to newbies as they will master it quickly.
Lazy Seven. 6mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade, 30 to 40 meter range. The Lazy Seven is very nice to throw and accurate. It's easy to catch too. It looks great and is a winner in my book.
PJ6 weighted, 6mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade. Weighted with a Australian five cent piece at each end, 50 to 55 meter range. I simply am amazed with this boomerang. I have always be in love with Bob's Viper and didn't think I would ever see a boomerang outperform it. Was I ever wrong! After warming up with all the other boomerangs I pulled out a Viper so I could check the performance of the PJ6. I made two throws with the Viper and had it come up short (maybe I wasn't warmed up enough). I tried the PJ6 and it screamed out farther than the Viper and sailed right in. I tried another and got the same results. Then a third PJ6 and I was hooked. This is an amazing boomerang. I can't believe that a hoop pine Joey out performs a 12 ply Finland Birch boomerang.
My next thing will be more difficult. Two of those PJ6 need to go to other people and I am going to have a hard time parting with them. I'll be packing their boxes and sending them on the way. I am sure these guys are going to love the boomerangs.
Friday morning update. When packing the boomerangs last night I couldn't find my Viper. I had the sneaky suspicion that yesterday when I was testing I didn't pick up the throw that came up short. Not finding the Viper in my bag had me really worried. Early this morning I headed out to the field to see if it was there. I checked the soccer field I was using and had no luck. I was using one of the soccer fields that is closed, which meant there should have been less people walking on it. There were a lot of storms that rolled through in the afternoon and evening so I was hoping no one saw it and picked it up. I guess I was wrong. I could kick myself for not picking it up after I threw it. I am in the agony of defeat, or maybe the loss.
BoomerangDave
Thursday lunchtime flight testing of some new boomerangs I got from Bob Burwell. With afternoon thunderstorms looming on the horizon, I decide to take a chance and test the boomerangs anyway. The wind was a bit stronger than I would have liked but I need to throw when the opportunity comes along. Bob had sent me 4 models, some of these to be passed on to two other boomerang enthusiasts. The models were the Mini Rippah, Modified Lazy Seven, Pal Joey 5 and weighted Pal Joey 6. Here are my comments.
Mini Rippah, 5mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade, 20 to 30 meter range, reversible. This is a smaller version of Bob's Rippah and it's a joy to throw. Very easy, almost flies with just a flick of the wrist. I'll be sure to keep it for beginners as they will do well with it.
PJ5, 5mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade, 25 to 35 meter range. The PJ5 is very nice and easy to throw. It has good hover too making catches very easy.. Very accurate and did a good job in the wind too. Another boomerang I would not hesitate to loan to newbies as they will master it quickly.
Lazy Seven. 6mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade, 30 to 40 meter range. The Lazy Seven is very nice to throw and accurate. It's easy to catch too. It looks great and is a winner in my book.
PJ6 weighted, 6mm Hoop Pine 5 ply Marine grade. Weighted with a Australian five cent piece at each end, 50 to 55 meter range. I simply am amazed with this boomerang. I have always be in love with Bob's Viper and didn't think I would ever see a boomerang outperform it. Was I ever wrong! After warming up with all the other boomerangs I pulled out a Viper so I could check the performance of the PJ6. I made two throws with the Viper and had it come up short (maybe I wasn't warmed up enough). I tried the PJ6 and it screamed out farther than the Viper and sailed right in. I tried another and got the same results. Then a third PJ6 and I was hooked. This is an amazing boomerang. I can't believe that a hoop pine Joey out performs a 12 ply Finland Birch boomerang.
My next thing will be more difficult. Two of those PJ6 need to go to other people and I am going to have a hard time parting with them. I'll be packing their boxes and sending them on the way. I am sure these guys are going to love the boomerangs.
Friday morning update. When packing the boomerangs last night I couldn't find my Viper. I had the sneaky suspicion that yesterday when I was testing I didn't pick up the throw that came up short. Not finding the Viper in my bag had me really worried. Early this morning I headed out to the field to see if it was there. I checked the soccer field I was using and had no luck. I was using one of the soccer fields that is closed, which meant there should have been less people walking on it. There were a lot of storms that rolled through in the afternoon and evening so I was hoping no one saw it and picked it up. I guess I was wrong. I could kick myself for not picking it up after I threw it. I am in the agony of defeat, or maybe the loss.
BoomerangDave
Added on June 19, 2008 by bvdrangs
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